Fracas was born in Windsor, Ontario, on April 28, 1930, and attended Assumption College Catholic High School, where he was named to the All-City football team in 1947 and 1949 and to the all-Ontario team in 1948 as a halfback.
He won consecutive provincial championships with his high school team and another championship with the 1950 Assumption College Junior Ontario Rugby Football Union team.
[1][2][3] Fracas was a running back and linebacker at the University of Western Ontario and played on the Mustangs Yates Cup championships teams in 1952 and 1953.
[4] Fracas was drafted first overall by the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1954, but played his CFL career with the Edmonton Eskimos from 1955 to 1962 and was team captain.
He coached the Alberta Golden Bears from 1963 to 1966 and lead them to National and Conference Championships in his final year.